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Learn more about insects and rodents common to Phoenix, Tucson, and Southern Arizona. 

Have you found an insect inside your home but aren't sure what kind of bug it is?  Are you concerned about pests on your property biting, stinging, or causing other health issues? Use our pest identification center to learn more about the common insects and rodents in Arizona. Don't see a particular pest, simply give us a call!

africanized honey bees in Tucson
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Africanized Honey Bees
american cockroach on edge of sink
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American Cockroaches
argentine ants searching for food
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Argentine Ants
arizona bark scorpion
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Arizona Bark Scorpions
arizona brown spider crawling on ground
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Arizona Brown Spiders
adult bed bug in Tucson
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Bed Bugs
close up of a big headed ant
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Big Headed Ants
black widow spider with red hourglass showing
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Black Widow Spiders
boxelder bugs trying to get inside house
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Boxelder Bugs
adult brown dog tick in Tucson
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Brown Dog Ticks
brown-banded cockroach in Tucson
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Brown-Banded Cockroaches
carpenter bee drilling in wood
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Carpenter Bees
adult carpet beetle in Tucson
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Carpet Beetles
casemaking clothes moth in Tucson
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Casemaking Clothes Moths
cat flea biting person
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Cat Fleas
cicada killer wasp in Tucson
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Cicada Killer Wasps
an adult kissing bug AKA cone nose bug
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Conenose/Kissing Bugs
cornfield ant in Tucson
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Cornfield Ants
crazy ant foraging outside
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Crazy Ants
desert hairy scorpion outside
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Desert Hairy Scorpions
digger bee in Tucson
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Digger Bees
adult drain fly in Tucson
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Drain Flies
drywood termites in Tucson
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Drywood Termites
earwigs in bathroom
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Earwigs
field cricket outside of an arizona home
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Field Crickets
fruit fly searching for food
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Fruit Flies
german cockroaches on a windowsill
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German Cockroaches
giant centipede crawling outside
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Giant Centipedes
giant mesquite bug in Tucson
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Giant Mesquite Bugs
giant red velvet mite outside arizona home
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Giant Red Velvet Mites
green metallic sweat bee in Tucson
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Green Metallic/Sweat Bees
house centipede in arizona
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House Centipedes
house cricket outside a phoenix home
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House Crickets
house flies in Tucson
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House Flies
house mouse searching for food and shelter
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House Mice
jerusalem cricket in Tucson
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Jerusalem Crickets
leaf cutter ant with leaf
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Leaf Cutter Ants
leaf cutter bee in Tucson
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Leafcutter Bees
millipede curled up in a ball
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Millipedes
mining bee in arizona
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Mining Bees
female mosquito biting human
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Mosquitoes
mud dauber in Tucson
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Mud Daubers
several odorous house ants looking for food
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Odorous House Ants
orb web weaver spider creating a web outside
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Orb Weaver Spiders
adult oriental cockroach in Tucson
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Oriental Cockroaches
paper wasp building a nest
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Paper Wasps
pavement ants in crack in walkway
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Pavement Ants
several pharaoh ants searching for food
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Pharaoh Ants
rat in burrow outside arizona home
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Rats
red flour beetle in Tucson
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Red Flour Beetles
red harvester ant crawling outside of arizona home
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Red Harvester Ants
adult rover ant searching for food
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Rover Ants
silverfish crawling on hand
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Silverfish
solpugids in arizona
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Solpugids
sonoran bumble bees on a flower
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Sonoran Bumble Bees
a large population of southern fire ants
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Southern Fire Ants
adult springtail in arizona
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Springtails
striped tail scorpion in tucson
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Striped Tail Scorpions
tarantula wasp in arizona
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Tarantula Wasps
tarantula in Tucson
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Tarantulas
webbing clothes moth on fabric
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Webbing Clothes Moths
foraging western subterranean termites in arizona
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Western Subterranean Termites
wolf spider crawling over rocks in southern az
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Wolf Spiders
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